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The “Virtuous Republic”

Govt. gets its authority from the citizens. A selfless, educated citizenry. Elections should be frequent. Govt. should guarantee individual rights & freedoms. Govt.’s power should be limited [checks & balances]. The need for a written Constitution. “E Pluribus Unum.” [“Out of many, one”]

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The “Virtuous Republic”

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  1. Govt. gets its authority from the citizens. • A selfless, educated citizenry. • Elections should be frequent. • Govt. should guarantee individual rights & freedoms. • Govt.’s power should be limited [checks & balances]. • The need for a written Constitution. • “E Pluribus Unum.” [“Out of many, one”] • An important role for women  raise good, virtuous citizens.[“Republican Womanhood”]. Classical view of a model republic EnlightenmentThinking The“VirtuousRepublic” “City on a hill”[John Winthrop] Ideal citizen[Cincinnatus]

  2. 1775-1783: American Rev. being fought 1776: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence 1777: Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation 1786: Shays Rebellion 1787: Constitutional Convention adopts Constitution 1789: Constitution is ratified by 9 of the 13 states 1789: GW is elected President

  3. Essential Question Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation?

  4. Articles of Confederation 1777-1789

  5. Articles of Confederation Purpose To bring all 13 Colonies into a “Loose” Confederation(Union) while at the same time allowing 13 individual States to keep their own Sovereignty Sovereignty =

  6. Strengths/Accomplishments • 1. Centralized Gov’t • 2. Established NW Ordinance 1787 • 3. Legislative Powers • Conduct war • Carry on Foreign Relations • Borrow Issue Money • Establish a Post Office

  7. AofC 9/13 laws/13/13 Amend Unicameral = Rep Appt. by St. Leg 3yr. 2 terms No Sep. Branch. Comm. Of States. No Veto, No appt. power State Courts, No Fed States Tax Power. Cong request $ from States. No Intra or Inter, only international Conduct war Carry on Foreign Relations Borrow Issue Money Establish a Post Office Legislative powers

  8. QofD: 9/9/10 Match the 3 terms used to describe different places in which political sovereignty can be located with their definitions • Unitary B. Confederation C. Federalism: • 3. Sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government • States and localities are dependent on its (national govt) will • States and localities can be altered or abolished at will 1. Sovereignty rest with the states, and the national government is allowed to do only that with the states permit • 2. A constitutional division of power between the national government and state governments. • Both get their powers from a Constitution, not each other.

  9. Problems? Debt, Trade Disputes, Economic Depression, Territorial disputes, Foreign Commerce, Pirates and impressments… 1.Shays Rebellion (Mass) 2. State Economic Disputes • Debt Relief from Natl. Gov. • More soft $ • Moratorium by Creditors • End imprisonment Virginia and Maryland 1785 Mt. Vernon Conf 1786 Annapolis Conv. 1787 meeting of all 13 to fix AofC.

  10. Were the changes in government proposed in the Constitution a counter revolution from the ideas of the American Revolution, or were they essential for the survival of the nation?

  11. What was the Purpose of the Constitution?

  12. Constitutional Convention Original purpose vs. Ultimate Outcome We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

  13. Constitutional Convention 3 Main Compromises/(Proposed Changes) 1. Type of Government (Virginia, N.J. Great Comp) 2. Chief Executive. (Term and Electoral College) 3. Slaves (3/5 Comp.)

  14. The Great (Connecticut) Compromise • Roger Sherman and committee of 11 • Type of Gov’t? • Legislative Branch? • Appointment of Delegates? • Representation? • Any changes today?

  15. The Constitution 9/13 States/ ¾ States or State Leg Conventions Amend Bicameral House Population Senate = House = Pop vote 2yrs Senate = St. Leg Sep. Branch, Elec College, 4yr term, Powers; veto, appt. power Sep. Branch, S.C. + inferior courts est. by congress Article 1. Sec 8 Concurrent Powers Article 1 Sec. 8 = Foreign + Inter

  16. 3/5 Compromise • Slavery and Representation • North vs. South • Compromise • Slave trade • Representation

  17. Framers Dilemma & Electoral College Electoral College Quiz 1) Who are the people who count in the popular vote? 2) How many electoral votes are there in a presidential election? How is this decided? 3) If a candidate claims eighty percent of the popular vote in a state then how many electoral votes will he/she receive? 4) How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate have to receive in order to win an election? 5) What happens if no candidate wins a majority?

  18. Why the Electoral College? • In order to appreciate the reasons for the Electoral College, it is essential to understand its historical context and the problem that the Founding Fathers were trying to solve. They faced the difficult question of how to elect a president in a nation that: • was composed of thirteen large and small States jealous of their own rights and powers and suspicious of any central national government • contained only 4,000,000 people spread up and down a thousand miles of Atlantic seaboard barely connected by transportation or communication (so that national campaigns were impractical even if they had been thought desirable) • believed that political parties were mischievous if not downright evil. • felt that gentlemen should not campaign for public office (The saying was "The office should seek the man, the man should not seek the office."). • Dilemma: How to choose a president without political parties, without national campaigns, and without upsetting the carefully designed balance between the presidency and the Congress on one hand and between the States and the federal government on the other?

  19. Limited Gov’tPopular SovereigntyJudicial Review Separation of PowersChecks/BalancesFederalism THE CONSTITUTION Key Constitutional Principles

  20. Has the EC failed us? http://www.presidentelect.org/art_evpvdisagree.html

  21. Ratification DebateArticle VII Federalist Papers (Publis)vs.Anti-federalist Papers (Brutus)

  22. Federalist Papers John Jay (1745- 1829) Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804 ) James Madison (1751- 1836)

  23. Debate on Ratification Bill of Rights • Antifederlist argument? • Federalist argument? • Who? • Arguments? • Strategy? • Advantages? • Disadvantages? Limitations on Government • Separation of Powers • Federalism • Checks and Balances • Article 1 Section 9 • Writ of habeas corpus • Bill of Attainder • Ex post facto law

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